The Sjöberg Prize
The Sjöberg Prize is an award aimed at individuals or research groups that have made significant contributions to cancer research. The prize, which is international, is planned to be warded annually. It consists of a 100,000 US dollars of free disposal and 900,000 dollars to fund future research making up a total of one million US dollars.[1] The Prize is funded by The Sjöberg Foundation, and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is responsible for deciding upon the Sjöberg Laureates. The Foundation was founded in 2016, and the first prize was announced on 14 February, 2017.[2]
Laureates
2017
- James P. Allison, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA [3].
- Tony Hunter, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA [4].
References
- ↑ "Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien". www.kva.se. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
- ↑ "Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien". www.kva.se. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
- ↑ "Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien". www.kva.se. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
- ↑ "Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien". www.kva.se. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
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